On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:35:24 -0700, retired mainframer wrote:
>Possibly because
> 1 - If some lines don't have numbers, the member is technically not
>numbered.
> 2 - A member that is not numbered can have real data in 73-80.
> 3 - Blanking out real data with the unnum command is undesirable.
>
>Presumably, if unnum fails for this reason, you would double check before
>issuing the renum command.
>
So it's advised to write a script that renumbers and unnumbers all members
of a PDS, bypassing any possible warnings?
It's like not being able to turn off "Confirm Deletes" -- replying "Y" becomes
a reflex and the protection vanishes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf
>> On 2018-06-25, at 12:07:00, Mike Schwab wrote:
>>
>> > Unnum doesn't work if all lines don't have numbers. So you have to
>> > renum then unnum.
-- gil
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